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PREFIXES These are added to the beginning of words to change their meaning anti- dis- pre- re-

PREFIXES These are added to the beginning of words to change their meaning anti- dis- pre- re-. EXAMPLES OF WORDS WITH PREFIXES Where’s the prefix? antifreeze disagree nonsense superstar unfriendly.

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PREFIXES These are added to the beginning of words to change their meaning anti- dis- pre- re-

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  1. PREFIXESThese are added to the beginning of words to change their meaninganti-dis-pre-re-

  2. EXAMPLES OF WORDS WITH PREFIXESWhere’s the prefix?antifreezedisagreenonsensesuperstarunfriendly

  3. EXAMPLES OF WORDS WITH PREFIXESWhere’s the prefix?antifreezedisagreenonsensesuperstarunfriendly

  4. Usually you can just add the prefix to the beginning and make the word mean something elseFor example, when you add un- to friendly it makes a word that means the opposite of friendly.

  5. SUFFIXESThese are added to the end of a word to change its meaning or show how a word will be used.-s-ed-ing-er-est

  6. EXAMPLES OF WORDS WITH SUFFIXESWhere’s the suffixexcitablelaughedhappierhottestbedding

  7. EXAMPLES OF WORDS WITH SUFFIXESWhere’s the suffixexcitablelaughedhappierhottestbedding

  8. CONSONANTS AND VOWELSA review VOWELS A E I O U Sometimes Y CONSONANTS Every other letter in the alphabet

  9. RULES, RULES, RULESUsually when you add a suffix the spelling of the root word stays the same, BUT there are some words where the spelling of the root word changes when you add a suffix.

  10. DOUBLING RULE 1For most short words that end in a consonant you need to double the last letter when you add a suffix.gettingsunnyIf the word ends with more than one consonant you don’t doublepumpedsinging

  11. DOUBLE RULE 2For most longer words that end in “L,” you need to double the “L”cancelledtaller

  12. DOUBLING RULE 3For most longer words that have the stress on the last syllable AND end in a single consonant you need to double the last letterbeginnerIf the word ends in a consonant, but the stress isn’t on the last word you don’t double the last letteroffering

  13. DOUBLING RULE 4If you have a word ending in a consonant and a suffix starting in a consonant, you don’t need to double the last letter.Enrolment

  14. “Y” TO “I” RULEWhen you add a suffix to a word that ends in y, you change the “Y” to and “I.”happinessEXCEPT when you add the suffix –ingcopying

  15. SILENT “E” RULEWhen you add a “Y” or a suffix which starts with a vowel, you drop the silend “E.”noisyEXCEPT when the word ends in “CE” or “GE” and the suffix starts with a vowel. Then leave the silent “E.”peaceable

  16. CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE FOR THE RULEShttp://www.redwoods.edu/Eureka/ASC/Handouts/What%20is%20a%20Suffix/What%20is%20a%20suffix.pdfI’ll Kmail it to you later!

  17. What are some words with suffixes?Write them in the chat box.Can you give some examples of doubling?Can you give some examples of changing the “Y” to “I”?Can you give some example of the silent “E” rule?

  18. WAYS TO PRACTICE SPELLING WORDS Put sand in a cookie sheet and spell the words in the sand Write each word in crayons. One on top of another. It looks like a rainbow Write a tongue twister using your word. If your word is “helped”. “Henry Hilton helped hide happy hornets.” Cover a desk with shaving cream and write the word in the shaving cream. ASK YOUR LEARNING COACH BEFORE YOU DO THIS ! 

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